Bite-Size Garlic Bread with Fresh Herbs

Ingredients

• •1 loaf miche or rustic sourdough bread
• •3 tablespoons white wine
• •4 cloves garlic
• •1½ sticks salted butter
• •1 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
• •1 teaspoon dried oregano
• •¾ teaspoon kosher salt
• •2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley
• •2 tablespoons chives

Cooking Instructions

1. 1.

   Preheat oven to 450°F. Spread cubed bread on a rimmed baking sheet. Toast until browned but still soft inside, 7 to 10 minutes.

   10 min

2. 2.

   Meanwhile, place the white wine and garlic in a small pot. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and reduce the wine until almost all of the liquid has evaporated, 3 to 4 minutes. (Be careful not to reduce too much and scorch the wine and the garlic.) Scrape wine-garlic mixture into a medium bowl.

   4 min

3. 3.

   Add the butter, red-pepper flakes, oregano, and salt to the bowl with the wine-garlic mixture. Use a wooden spoon to fully incorporate the ingredients into the butter. Leave at room temperature until serving.

   5 min

4. 4.

   Spread a generous amount (about 3/4 teaspoon) of the flavored butter onto one side of each toast cube. Arrange toast cubes buttered side up on the rimmed baking sheet and return to oven until butter is melted, 3 to 5 minutes.

   5 min

5. 5.

   Arrange the cubes on a serving platter and sprinkle with herbs. Serve immediately.

   2 min

6. 6.

   The flavored butter can be made up to 3 days in advance and stored in the refrigerator.